WASHINGTON - Oct 9/20 - SNS -- All cotton production is forecast at 17.0 million 480-pound bales, down less than 1% from the previous forecast, and down 14% from 2019, according to the USDA's latest crop production estimate.
Based on conditions as of October 1, yields are expected to average 909 pounds per harvested acre, down 1 pound from the previous forecast but up 86 pounds from 2019.
Upland cotton production is forecast at 16.5 million 480-pound bales, down less than 1% from the previous forecast and down 14% from 2019.
Pima cotton production is forecast at 545,000 bales, down 3% from the previous forecast and down 20% from 2019. All cotton area harvested is forecast at 9.01 million acres, unchanged from the previous forecast, but down 22% from 2019.
Ginnings totaled 915,450 running bales prior to October 1, compared with 1,282,950 running bales ginned prior to the same date last year.
Cotton Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by Type - States and United States: 2019 and Forecasted October 1, 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production 1/ :-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Type and State : : : : 2020 : : : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 :-----------------------: 2019 : 2020 : : : :September 1: October 1 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--- 1,000 acres -- ---------- pounds ---------- 1,000 bales 2/ : Upland : Alabama .........: 532.0 445.0 928 976 960 1,028.0 890.0 Arizona .........: 158.0 123.0 1,154 1,366 1,366 380.0 350.0 Arkansas ........: 610.0 520.0 1,185 1,200 1,200 1,506.0 1,300.0 California ......: 53.0 40.0 1,576 1,620 1,620 174.0 135.0 Florida .........: 110.0 98.0 895 882 833 205.0 170.0 Georgia .........: 1,380.0 1,190.0 953 932 968 2,740.0 2,400.0 Kansas ..........: 151.0 195.0 890 788 788 280.0 320.0 Louisiana .......: 270.0 165.0 1,035 1,105 1,047 582.0 360.0 Mississippi .....: 700.0 525.0 1,112 1,179 1,198 1,621.0 1,310.0 Missouri ........: 368.0 287.0 1,193 1,204 1,171 915.0 700.0 : New Mexico ......: 45.0 35.0 821 1,029 891 77.0 65.0 North Carolina ..: 500.0 340.0 998 847 833 1,040.0 590.0 Oklahoma ........: 460.0 460.0 688 939 762 659.0 730.0 South Carolina ..: 295.0 185.0 809 856 804 497.0 310.0 Tennessee .......: 405.0 275.0 1,138 1,135 1,065 960.0 610.0 Texas ...........: 5,250.0 3,850.0 578 736 761 6,320.0 6,100.0 Virginia ........: 102.0 79.0 1,144 972 972 243.0 160.0 : United States ...:11,389.0 8,812.0 810 899 899 19,227.0 16,500.0 : American Pima : Arizona .........: 7.5 6.5 800 1,108 1,108 12.5 15.0 California ......: 201.0 146.0 1,545 1,529 1,463 647.0 445.0 New Mexico ......: 5.0 10.8 864 889 1,111 9.0 25.0 Texas ...........: 10.0 30.0 816 944 960 17.0 60.0 : United States ...: 223.5 193.3 1,472 1,388 1,353 685.5 545.0 : All : Alabama .........: 532.0 445.0 928 976 960 1,028.0 890.0 Arizona .........: 165.5 129.5 1,138 1,353 1,353 392.5 365.0 Arkansas ........: 610.0 520.0 1,185 1,200 1,200 1,506.0 1,300.0 California ......: 254.0 186.0 1,551 1,548 1,497 821.0 580.0 Florida .........: 110.0 98.0 895 882 833 205.0 170.0 Georgia .........: 1,380.0 1,190.0 953 932 968 2,740.0 2,400.0 Kansas ..........: 151.0 195.0 890 788 788 280.0 320.0 Louisiana .......: 270.0 165.0 1,035 1,105 1,047 582.0 360.0 Mississippi .....: 700.0 525.0 1,112 1,179 1,198 1,621.0 1,310.0 Missouri ........: 368.0 287.0 1,193 1,204 1,171 915.0 700.0 : New Mexico ......: 50.0 45.8 826 996 943 86.0 90.0 North Carolina ..: 500.0 340.0 998 847 833 1,040.0 590.0 Oklahoma ........: 460.0 460.0 688 939 762 659.0 730.0 South Carolina ..: 295.0 185.0 809 856 804 497.0 310.0 Tennessee .......: 405.0 275.0 1,138 1,135 1,065 960.0 610.0 Texas ...........: 5,260.0 3,880.0 578 737 762 6,337.0 6,160.0 Virginia ........: 102.0 79.0 1,144 972 972 243.0 160.0 : United States ...:11,612.5 9,005.3 823 910 909 19,912.5 17,045.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Production ginned and to be ginned. 2/ 480-pound net weight bale. Cottonseed Production - United States: 2019 and Forecasted October 1, 2020 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Production State :----------------------------------------------------------- : 2019 : 2020 1/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 tons : United States ...: 5,945.0 5,213.0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Based on a 3-year average lint-seed ratio.
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